Biology:Carex tenera

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex tenera
Carex tenera NRCS-1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. tenera
Binomial name
Carex tenera
Dewey[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Carex mirabilis var. tenera (Dewey) Prov.
  • Carex tenera var. major Olney
  • Diemisa tenera (Dewey) Raf.

Carex tenera, known as quill sedge,[3] is a species of sedge native to the northern United States and Canada .[3][4]

Two varieties are recognized in Flora of North America:[4]

  • C. tenera var. tenera
  • C. tenera var. echinodes (= Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp)[2]

References

  1. "Carex tenera Dewey". International Plant Names Index. http://beta.ipni.org/n/302580-1. Retrieved 2018-09-27. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex tenera Dewey". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302580-1. Retrieved 2018-09-27. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Carex tenera Dewey". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CATE3. Retrieved 2018-09-27. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002), "Carex tenera", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 23, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357577, retrieved 2018-09-27 

Wikidata ☰ Q15582174 entry